Department of Electronics Engineering

About Department

The Department of Electronics Engineering is the first Engineering Department which has been established under the School of Engineering and Technology in the Academic Year 2010 -11 during XI Plan. The prime aim of the Department is to impart quality research in the field of Electronics and Communication Engineering to meet the increasing demand of highly qualified technical personnel. The department offers two programmes namely, Master of Technology and Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics & Communication Engineering.

Vision: To motivate the students towards conceptual realization.

Mission: To mould the students to be the backbone of modern technologies in the field of Electronics & Communication Engineering.

Entrance Examination

M.Tech.

Selection of students is based on the national level entrance examination conducted by the Pondicherry University at various places across the country. The entrance examination question paper comprises of 100 objective type questions from Electronics and Communication Engineering subjects at Under Graduate level.

Ph.D.

Admission to Ph.D programme is based on the performance in the national level entrance examination conducted by the Pondicherry University at various places across the country. The entrance examination question paper consists of 100 objective type questions from all the major areas of Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Post Graduate level.

Placements

The Department Placement activities are mentored by the University Placement Cell with student members and faculty coordinator from the department. Ample opportunities are provided to the eligible students through the Placement Cell to get better placement in companies/ industries. It conducts workshops, mock interviews and organizes on-campus selection process to facilitate placement in MNCs like IBM, HCL, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Verizon, HP, ITC, CTS, Honeywell, Accenture, iFlex, etc.

Association/ Cell Details

Students’ technical association namely, Innovation Minds of Professional Association Creating Technologies (IMPACT) imparts a platform to bring together young minds from various institutions to share their innovative ideas and develop their technical and personal skills. It will supplement the students to explore their talent beyond the class room learning and keep abreast with upcoming technologies.

Programmes Offered

M.Tech. Electronics & Communication Engineering

Ph.D. Electronics & Communication Engineering

M.Tech. Electronics & Communication EngineeringDuration: 2 years - Full Time The main focus of this M.Tech degree is to impart a thorough and in-depth study of basic and advanced courses through class room and laboratory sessions pertaining to the field of Electronics and Communication Engineering. This programme moulds the students to be complete technical personals to meet the increasing demand of Information and Communication Technology.

Ph.D. Electronics & Communication Engineering(Full Time/Part Time) Ph.D. programme in Electronics and Communication Engineering has been introduced in the academic year 2011-12. The thrust areas of the research works are:

Antennas

Digital Signal and Image Processing

MEMS/NEMS

Microwave and Millimetre-wave Engineering

Network and Information Security

Optical Communication and Devices

VLSI Design

Wireless Communication and Networks

Regulations of the Ph.D. Programme The rules and regulations of the Ph.D programme with respect to the Department of Electronics Engineering will be as per the norms of Pondicherry University specified in the Admission prospectus.

Fellowship offered by the University All full-time candidates admitted into the Ph.D. programme will get University fellowship of Rs. 8000/- per month and contingency grant of Rs. 10,000/- per year.

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Infrastructure Facilities

Equipment Details

Analog and Digital Communication Trainer kit

Arbitrary Waveform Generator

Digital Signal Processor Trainer kit

DSO (200MHz and 500 MHz)

Microcontroller based System Design Trainer kit

Microstrip Antenna Trainer kit

Mixed Signal Oscilloscope (1 GHz)

Vector Network Analyzer (9 kHz - 3 GHz)

Xilinx FPGA Trainer kit

Computer Facilities
In addition to the computing facility available at the University Computer Centre, Department of Electronics Engineering has separate computer laboratory with the following facilities: